Women; Costumes--United States; Fences; American Folk Song Festival
A woman sits on a bench in a yard enclosed by a brick fence, wearing a long white dress with ruffles, a plaid bodice and hem, and the skirt spread out. She hails from Prestonsburg (Floyd County), Kentucky, but is likely photographed in Boyd County...
Women; Costumes--United States; American Folk Song Festival
A woman stands outdoors, wearing a long white dress with ruffles and a plaid bodice and hem. She hails from Prestonsburg (Floyd County), Kentucky, but is likely photographed in Boyd County as a participant in the American Folk Song Festival. The...
Women; Costumes--United States; American Folk Song Festival
A woman stands outdoors, wearing a long white dress with ruffles and a plaid bodice and hem. She hails from Prestonsburg (Floyd County), Kentucky, but is likely photographed in Boyd County as a participant in the American Folk Song Festival. The...
Women; Costumes--United States; Trees; American Folk Song Festival
A woman stands outdoors, leaning against a tree, wearing a long white dress with ruffles and a plaid bodice and hem. She hails from Prestonsburg (Floyd County), Kentucky, but is likely photographed in Boyd County as a participant in the American...
Jack Foy and an unidentified brunette woman pose in the woods by a tall bearing a sign advertising the American Folk Song Festival. The sign reads: "Jean Thomas, Director / American Folk Song Festival / June 8 / 12 mi. [with arrow] / June 8 /...
An unidentified woman, left, holds a quilt created to honor the Allied victory in the Second World War as Jean Thomas, right, in coat and tam, watches from the steps of her Traipsin' Woman Cabin on Mayo Trail near Ashland, Kentucky. Title supplied...
An elderly woman wearing a shirt-waist dress, possibly Jean Thomas' sister, Trixy L. Bell, stands outside Thomas' "Wee House in the Wood" in Ashland, Kentucky, with an elderly man wearing a suit and hat and a younger woman wearing a coat,...
Jean Thomas (center) stands behind a piano with a copy of her book, "Devil's Ditties" (published 1931) propped open on the stand. A man wearing two-toned shoes sits at the piano. He may be Hamilton Forrest, composer. A tall,...
A family portrait of a man, woman, and girl wearing Victorian attire. The man has a white beard and mustache and wears a dark coat with tails. The blonde girl is wearing a long-sleeved long black dress and boots, and holds a rolled-up paper. The...
A family portrait of a man, woman, and girl wearing Victorian attire. The man has a white beard and mustache and wears a dark coat with tails. The blonde girl is wearing a long-sleeved long black dress and boots, and holds a rolled-up paper. The...
An old man, dressed in a three-piece suit, and an old woman, wearing a black dress with a sweater tied around her shoulders, stand on either side of a seated old woman, who wears a pinstriped dress with a scarf pinned by a cameo brooch. Title...
An old man, dressed in a three-piece suit, and an old woman, wearing a black dress with a sweater tied around her shoulders, stand on either side of a seated old woman, who wears a pinstriped dress with a scarf pinned by a cameo brooch. Title...
Described by Jean Thomas as "Idiot Man," the man in this image is wearing overalls and a straw hat and sits on a bench, talking with his hand on the woman's shoulder. The old woman wears a blouse and skirt and sits next to the man on the...
A man wearing suspenders and a hat stands beside a woman wearing a drop-waist dress. In the background, on the road, a young woman in a cotton shirt-waist dress can be seen. Title supplied by cataloger.
Jean Thomas (right) and an older woman, possibly her mother, Kate Smith Bell, sit in a dried-out creek bed amid sand, driftwood, and a basket. Both women wear long high-waisted dresses. Jean wears a hat and the other woman wears a bonnet. Title...
A woman wearing a long white dress and straw hat stands next to a large post on the walkway (or road) alongside a body of water. A boat is visible in the distance. The woman's profile resembles Jean Thomas. Title supplied by cataloger.
Women; Costumes--United States; American Folk Song Festival
A young woman wearing a long dress with a ruffled collar and plaid bodice and trim stands in the yard. She is playing the role of "Louisa" in the American Folk Song Festival. The dress is named for Jean Thomas, "The Traipsin'...
Women; Costumes--United States; American Folk Song Festival
A young woman wearing a long dress with a ruffled collar and plaid bodice and trim stands in the yard. She is playing the role of "Louisa" in the American Folk Song Festival. The dress is named for Jean Thomas, "The Traipsin'...
Women; Costumes--United States; American Folk Song Festival
Three sisters pose in costumes in a yard. Mae Flatt, at right, wears the Traipsin' Woman dance frock, a long white dress with ruffled sleeves and collar and plaid bodice and hem, which is named for Jean Thomas, the Traipsin' Woman who served as a...
Women; Costumes--United States; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
Mae Flatt poses in the Traipsin' Woman dance frock, a long white dress with ruffled sleeves and collar and plaid bodice and hem, which is named for Jean Thomas, the Traipsin' Woman who served as a court reporter in the early 20th century. Title...
